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50‌‌‌ | 50 Anniversary Season: Episode 23

Here is the line-up for the South African TV show 50‌‌‌ | 50, Anniversary Season, Episode 23 on 10 February 2014. Visit the magical mangroves in Durban, see how urban development is interfering with...

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50‌‌‌ | 50 Anniversary Season: Episode 24

Here is the line-up for the South African TV show 50‌‌‌ | 50, Anniversary Season, Episode 24 on 17 February 2014. Follow disaster relief efforts in a wildlife sanctuary in the Philippines that...

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50‌‌‌ | 50 Anniversary Season: Episode 25

Here is the line-up for the South African TV show 50‌‌‌ | 50, Anniversary Season, Episode 25 which airs on SABC 2 at 19h30 on 24 February 2014. Learn more about lion conservation throughout South...

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50‌‌‌ | 50 Anniversary Season: Episode 27

Here is the line-up for the South African TV show 50‌‌‌ | 50, Anniversary Season, Episode 27 on Monday the 10th of March 2014. Investigate why fish are dying in Olifants River, visit the Seekoeivlei...

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50‌‌‌ | 50 Anniversary Season: Episode 28

The line-up for the South African TV show 50‌‌‌ | 50, Anniversary Season, Episode 28 which will broadcast on SABC 2 at 19h30 on Monday the 17th of March 2014. Venture into the Drakensberg to ask some...

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50‌‌‌ | 50 Anniversary Season: Episode 29

Here is the line-up for the South African TV show 50‌‌‌ | 50, Anniversary Season, Episode 29 which will broadcast on SABC 2 at 19h30 on Monday the 24th of March 2014. This episode is all about alien...

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50‌‌‌ | 50 Anniversary Season: Episode 32

Here is the line-up for the South African TV show 50‌‌‌ | 50, Anniversary Season, Episode 31 which will broadcast on SABC 2 at 19h30 on Monday the 14th of April 2014. Learn all about fish farming,...

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New 50|50 Episode, 29 October 2012

Predator Purge 350 years ago was the last time that jackals, caracals and other small predators roamed carefree in the Western Cape. Nowadays these so-called ‘vermin’ have lost their former hunting...

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New 50|50 Episode, 5 November 2012

Dewatering Kathu Kathu, known as ‘the town under the trees’, came into being as a result of iron-ore mining activity in the Kalahari – an area previously home only to farmers of sheep and cattle....

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New 50|50 Episode, 12 November 2012

Penguin Slick A major oil slick from SELI 1 on the Table View beach front on Saturday, 1 September 2012 meant that hundreds of seabirds needed to be de-oiled. The Southern African Foundation for the...

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New 50|50 Episode, 19 November 2012

MammalMAP We have heard of the bird atlasing projects, we have heard of mapping the locations of butterflies and reptiles but the Animal Demography Unit (ADU) in Cape Town has embarked on a...

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New 50|50 episode, 10 December 2012

Samangos Of the few species of primate in South Africa, the samango monkey is the least known. This is because samangos are limited to the canopies of mist-belt forests, which are threatened and...

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New 50|50 Episode, 24 December 2012

Swimming with Dolphins Dolphins – those slippery, friendly mammals – have been popular since before the hit movie ‘Flipper’ and now we have dolphin shows, trainers and can even swim with these...

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New 50|50 Episode, 31 December 2012

December is a logical time to look back over the year that has passed and remember the good times. We’ve had a fantastic year and covered some incredible and unique stories. In our special New Year’s...

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New 50|50 episode, 7 January 2013

Princess Vlei Our country is often plagued by strikes and violent protests that leave nerves frayed and tempers flaring. But in the Cape a quieter battle is being fought between the poor residents of...

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New 50|50 Episode, 14 January 2013

Sungazers Ivory and wild animal pelts and bones are in high demand. However, only certain species capture the eye of the media. Hundreds of thousands of rands are dedicated to the conservation some...

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New 50|50 Episode, 21 January 2013

Vietnam Busters When it comes to conservation Vietnam has a bad reputation, especially in light of the devastating rhino poaching occurring across South Africa to meet Vietnamese demand. With...

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New 50|50 Episode, 28 January 2013

Cape parrots A large green parrot with a yellow-brown head, the Cape parrot could be mistaken for a green-and-gold Springbok supporter. However, these birds live in evergreen forests far from rugby...

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New 50|50 Episode, 4 February 2013

Nastia rescued Last year we featured a story on the plight of Ukrainian brown bears living in harsh and cruel conditions. Bears that would under normal circumstances walk hundreds of kilometres daily...

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New 50|50 Episode, 11 February 2013

A focus on water Making a mess Throughout South Africa, one of the leading causes of illness is poor water quality. And one of the main causes of poor water quality is a problem with local sewerage...

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New 50|50 Episode, 18 February 2013

Utrecht Utrecht is small town in northern KwaZulu-Natal. It is home not only to the endangered wattled crane but also to a unique geographical point where a significant proportion of South Africa’s...

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New 50|50 Episode, 25 February 2013

Islands of Hope: Floating Wetlands The Hartebeespoort Dam is a leisure and watersport location in Gauteng and many stately private homes overlook the water. But while the scene may be tranquil at...

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50|50 Episode 38, 4 March 2013

Roadkill How many of us have driven the highways and byways of South Africa after dark and have suddenly had to brake or swerve to avoid a collision with an animal crossing the road? And how many of...

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50|50: Back on our television screens in September!

50|50 returns to South African television screens this Monday with with their 30th Anniversary Season! See below for the lineup to their upcoming episode, due for screening Monday 2 September, at...

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50│50: Anniversary Season: Episode 4

Featured news on 50│50 30th Anniversary Season: Episode 4, 16 September 2013 including lions at Mountain Zebra Park and the GAP program to raise water awareness. Read more › The post 50│50:...

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50‌‌‌ | 50: Anniversary Season: Episode 5

The line up of the the Heritage Day 50‌‌‌ | 50: Anniversary Season: Episode 5. Read more › The post 50‌‌‌ | 50: Anniversary Season: Episode 5 appeared first on Africa Geographic Blog.

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50‌‌‌ | 50: Anniversary Season: Episode 7

What to expect on the 50‌‌‌ | 50: Anniversary Season: Episode 7, on 7 October 2013. Rock lobsters, dinosaur footprints and social media sightings... Read more › The post 50‌‌‌ | 50: Anniversary...

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50‌‌‌ | 50: Anniversary Season: Episode 8

Here is the line-up for the 50‌‌‌ | 50: Anniversary Season: Episode 8, on 14 October 2013. Learn about African horse sickness, celebrate World Food Day and see the rescue of an elephant seal... Read...

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50‌‌‌ | 50: Anniversary Season: Episode 9

Here is the line-up for the 50‌‌‌ | 50: Anniversary Season: Episode 9, on 21 October 2013. Learn about elephants in parking lots, electronic waste and monitor lizards. Read more › The post 50‌‌‌ | 50:...

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50‌‌‌ | 50 Anniversary Season: Episode 12

Here is the line-up for the 50‌‌‌ | 50: Anniversary Season: Episode 12, on 11 November 2013. Learn about shark species threatened by humans, the potential discovery of a new species of sengi, and the...

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50‌‌‌ | 50 Anniversary Season: Episode 13

Here is the line-up for the South African TV show 50‌‌‌ | 50: Anniversary Season: Episode 13, on 18 November 2013. Discover the Amatola Toad - which till recently was thought to be extinct. Learn more...

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50‌‌‌ | 50 Anniversary Season: Episode 15

Here is the line-up for the South African TV show 50‌‌‌ | 50: Anniversary Season: Episode 15, on 02 December 2013. Learn all about revolutionary mining techniques, bear baiting and some wonderful...

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50 | 50 30th Anniversary Season: Episode 16

Here is the line-up for the South African TV show 50‌‌‌ | 50: Anniversary Season: Episode 16, on 9 December 2013. Find out more about Southern Africa's looming elephant poaching crisis and join the...

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50‌‌‌ | 50 Anniversary Season: Episode 16

Here is the line-up for the South African TV show 50‌‌‌ | 50: Anniversary Season: Episode 16, on 16 December 2013 on SABC2 at 19:30. Uncover a devastating petrol spill in a wetland in KwaZulu-Natal,...

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50‌‌‌ | 50 Anniversary Season: Episode 17

Here is the line-up for the South African TV show 50‌‌‌ | 50, Anniversary Season, Episode 17 on 23 December 2013: Go deep into the heart of the Okavango Delta to research the delicate ecosystem, find...

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50‌‌‌ | 50 Anniversary Season: Episode 18

Here is the New Year's episode line-up for the South African TV show 50‌‌‌ | 50, Anniversary Season, Episode 18 on 30 December 2013: Continue to explore the waterways of the Okavango Delta, take a...

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50‌‌‌ | 50 Anniversary Season: Episode 19

Here is the line-up for the South African TV show 50‌‌‌ | 50, Anniversary Season, Episode 19 on 6 January 2014: The Southern African elephant population has, to date, been largely unaffected by the...

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50‌‌‌ | 50 Anniversary Season: Episode 20

In the South African TV show 50‌‌‌ | 50, Anniversary Season, Episode 20 on 13 January 2014 discover how seismic survey ships are killing whales, farm the sun in the Northern Cape and meet the first...

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50‌‌‌ | 50 Anniversary Season: Episode 21

Here is the line-up for the South African TV show 50‌‌‌ | 50, Anniversary Season, Episode 21. This episode of 50 | 50 will be broadcast on SABC 3 at 9pm on 20 January 2014. Spend a couple of days in...

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50‌‌‌ | 50 Anniversary Season: Episode 22

Here is the line-up for Episode 22 of 50‌‌‌ | 50 on 03 February 2014. Visit the Simalaha Community Conservancy and see how wildlife and local people can exist in harmony, take a trip underwater with...

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